Usage Note
Investigación covers both academic 'research' and criminal/journalistic 'investigation'. The verb is investigar and the person is investigador/a. In Spain's university system, investigación and docencia (teaching) are the two pillars of an academic's role.
Examples
"La investigación científica requiere mucha dedicación."
Natural Translation
Scientific research requires a lot of dedication.
Literal Translation
The research scientific requires much dedication
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